{"id":2222,"date":"2022-06-22T13:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/?p=2222"},"modified":"2024-02-19T12:13:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:13:36","slug":"researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Researcher Mental Health: Ways to Overcome PhD Student Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2225\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2225 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-4098151-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-4098151-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-4098151-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-4098151-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-4098151-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by cottonbro from Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently, public discourse surrounding mental health has greatly changed. It used to be unusual for somebody to publicly talk about therapy, mental health crises, and taking care of their mental health on a preventative basis. However, public figures, such as the tennis player Naomi Osaka<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0and Tim Paine<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and Ben Stokes<sup>3<\/sup>, cricket players for Australia and England respectively, have taken indefinite breaks from competition to prioritize their mental health, even when it meant missing critical opportunities. Despite these changes, PhD student depression and researcher mental health are challenges that remain poorly understood, including by researchers themselves. Here, we hope to summarize why researcher mental health is an important topic to discuss in research careers and what researchers can do for their own good.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Researcher_mental_health_can_be_a_struggle\" title=\"Researcher mental health can be a struggle\">Researcher mental health can be a struggle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Dealing_with_burnout\" title=\"Dealing with burnout\">Dealing with burnout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Doing_a_PhD_%E2%80%93_Student_Depression_anxiety_and_stress\" title=\"Doing a PhD &#8211; Student Depression, anxiety, and stress\">Doing a PhD &#8211; Student Depression, anxiety, and stress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Reaching_out_for_help\" title=\"Reaching out for help\">Reaching out for help<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Putting_your_wellbeing_first\" title=\"Putting your wellbeing first\">Putting your wellbeing first<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Offering_help_and_being_inclusive\" title=\"Offering help and being inclusive\">Offering help and being inclusive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Dont_wait_for_a_crisis\" title=\"Don\u2019t wait for a crisis\">Don\u2019t wait for a crisis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/researcher.life\/blog\/article\/researcher-mental-health-why-yours-matters\/#References\" title=\"References:\">References:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Researcher_mental_health_can_be_a_struggle\"><\/span>Researcher mental health can be a struggle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>There are promising signs that society is moving toward more compassionate and productive ways of dealing with mental health.<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0However, certain careers pose unique challenges to mental health; it\u2019s hardly surprising that some careers, such as police officer<sup>5<\/sup>, are stressful. However, researchers constitute another job category reporting high levels of personal stress, as detailed in The CACTUS Foundation Mental Health Survey 2020.<sup>6<\/sup><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dealing_with_burnout\"><\/span>Dealing with burnout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Burnout became recognized as an occupational phenomenon in the 10th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)<sup>7<\/sup>, and this description was further elaborated on in ICD-11.<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0It is characterized by feelings of exhaustion, alienation, and negativity about one\u2019s work. One study found that doctoral students have reported high levels of burnout, and these feelings are related to negative PhD mental health outcomes and the desire to drop out.<sup>9<\/sup><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doing_a_PhD_%E2%80%93_Student_Depression_anxiety_and_stress\"><\/span>Doing a PhD &#8211; Student Depression, anxiety, and stress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Among researchers, PhD student mental health is perhaps the most under pressure. The CACTUS Mental Health Survey 2020 Summary Report<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0notes that PhD students are consistently the most likely to report feelings of being overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>PhD students are usually expected to learn new concepts, conduct research, attend meetings and tutorials, and juggle teaching or assistant responsibilities. Furthermore, embarking on a PhD often involves the stress of moving to a new place (or indeed, a new country), finding a new social circle, and being away from loved ones. Add in the financial challenges on top, and it\u2019s easy to see why about 40-50% of candidates never finish.<sup>10<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>As a PhD student, depression and anxiety about future prospects not only causes distress, but they can also lessen your effectiveness as a researcher, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. Therefore, effectively dealing with factors that worsen mental health as a PhD student should be considered vital to succeed as a PhD scholar.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reaching_out_for_help\"><\/span>Reaching out for help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>People often feel alone during mental health struggles, but the truth is that many people understand your feelings, and their support can make a crucial difference when you\u2019re dealing with researcher mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Often, a PhD candidate\u2019s relationship with their supervisor is important for a PhD student\u2019s mental health. A supervisor is often familiar with the challenges of a research career, and they can often serve as a vital source of moral support and useful advice. However, 26% of those surveyed in global researcher mental health survey disagreed that their supervisor was sufficiently supportive.<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0This highlights the need for alternative means to support a PhD student\u2019s mental health during their doctoral journey. Professional counselling can be useful, and up to 67% of researchers seeking treatment have used professional counsellors or therapists.<sup>6<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1876 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sample-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sample-1.png 2500w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sample-1-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sample-1-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sample-1-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sample-1-1536x295.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.researcher.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sample-1-2048x393.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Putting_your_wellbeing_first\"><\/span>Putting your wellbeing first<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Researchers who have a poor work-life balance also report greater feelings of being overwhelmed at work.<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0Even with heavy workloads, taking time to address this imbalance is crucial. One way of supporting researcher mental health and maintaining this balance is preventing work from creeping into your private life.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Offering_help_and_being_inclusive\"><\/span>Offering help and being inclusive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Worryingly, many researchers report workplace bullying and harassment, which takes a toll on researcher mental health. Worse still, many mixed race and LGBT researchers reported being the target of higher levels of bullying than other colleagues.<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0As peer support makes a vital difference to researcher mental health and even PhD student depression levels, fostering a friendly and inclusive environment will not only help provide you with more opportunities for peer support, but also help colleagues avoid stress and burnout.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dont_wait_for_a_crisis\"><\/span>Don\u2019t wait for a crisis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>As Benjamin Franklin once remarked, \u201cAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.\u201d<sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0You may be in good spirits despite a heavy workload right now, but it\u2019s worth taking stock of your current lifestyle and coming up with plans to deal with a crisis. Even if you are handling work stress well, personal tragedies such as the breakdown of an important relationship or an unexpected death can wreck your researcher mental health and derail your career.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The life of a researcher is supposed to be one of discovery and fulfilment, but heavy workloads and uncertain futures leads to a struggle to fulfil their needs and maintain the good researcher mental health needed to be effective and happy in their research. The CACTUS Mental Health Survey 2020 Summary Report and the follow up report<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0offer a wealth of information on the researcher mental health challenges of researchers and recommendations that institutions and leaders can enact to improve researcher mental health.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span><strong>References:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Naomi Osaka: \u2018It\u2019s O.K. Not to Be O.K.\u2019\u00a0<em>Time<\/em>https:\/\/time.com\/6077128\/naomi-osaka-essay-tokyo-olympics\/.<\/li>\n<li>Australia\u2019s Tim Paine takes \u2018indefinite mental health break\u2019- manager.\u00a0<em>The Indian Express<\/em>https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/cricket\/australias-tim-paine-takes-indefinite-mental-health-break-manager-7641975\/ (2021).<\/li>\n<li>Nakrani, S. &amp; Paley, T. Ben Stokes takes indefinite break from cricket to \u2018prioritise mental wellbeing\u2019.\u00a0<em>The Guardian<\/em>(2021).<\/li>\n<li>Lien, Y.-Y., Lin, H.-S., Tsai, C.-H., Lien, Y.-J. &amp; Wu, T.-T. Changes in Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Healthcare Professionals and Students.\u00a0<em> J. Environ. Res. Public. Health<\/em><strong>16<\/strong>, 4655 (2019).<\/li>\n<li>Cranwell-Ward, J. &amp; Abbey, A. The Most Stressful Jobs. <em>Organizational Stress<\/em>(eds. Cranwell-Ward, J. &amp; Abbey, A.) 63\u201371 (Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2005). doi:10.1057\/9780230522800_7.<\/li>\n<li>Cactus Foundation, Joy and stress triggers: A global survey on mental health among researchers, 2020. https:\/\/cactusglobal.com\/mental-health-survey\/index.php.<\/li>\n<li>Burn-out an \u2018occupational phenomenon\u2019: International Classification of Diseases. https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases.<\/li>\n<li>ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics. https:\/\/icd.who.int\/browse11\/l-m\/en#\/http:\/\/id.who.int\/icd\/entity\/129180281.<\/li>\n<li>Burnout and Mental Health Problems in Biomedical Doctoral Students | CBE\u2014Life Sciences Education. https:\/\/www.lifescied.org\/doi\/10.1187\/cbe.18-09-0198.<\/li>\n<li>Improving PhD completion rates: where should we start? https:\/\/www.wiley.com\/network\/researchers\/writing-and-conducting-research\/improving-phd-completion-rates-where-should-we-start.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure\u2019.\u00a0<em>VOA<\/em>https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure-\/5326585.html.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, public discourse surrounding mental health has greatly changed. 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